no sound on pc vista

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JIMK320
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no sound on pc vista

Post by JIMK320 » Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:07 pm

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[/Icode]I have version 2.6, Crosley USB turtable.  Device seems to be recording OK, but there is no sound on computer speakers.  It has shut them down completely.  To get sounbd back I have to restore the system to an earlier date.  I am running Vista.

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Re: no sound on pc vista

Post by steve » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:44 am

Are you recording from a USB device?
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Re: no sound on pc vista

Post by Refke007 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:25 pm

Same problem here... I've downloaded 1.3 version but when I save a project and wanna play it in f.e. Itunes or Media player, I have no sound...
Please advice?

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Re: no sound on pc vista

Post by kozikowski » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:47 pm

<<<Same problem here... >>>

You do have the same problem except it's completely different.

Audacity will not Save Sound files. To get a sound file that will play in other applications, File > Export As WAV. WAV files are perfect copies of the show on the timeline. If you don't care so much about quality, you can Export As MP3. MP3 in Audacity depends on you installing the lame software add-on.

http://audacityteam.org/download/

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Re: no sound on pc vista

Post by steve » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:00 pm

JIMK320 wrote:Crosley USB turtable
How on Earth did I miss that !

when a USB audio device is connected to a Windows PC, Windows automatically passes the entire sound system (record and playback) to the USB device. This is obviously a problem if the USB device happens to be a turntable or microphone as these are recording only devices and have no USB playback.

To solve the issue, go into the Windows Control Panel and tell Windows to use your normal sound card for playback - not sure exactly where this is in Vista, but I'd guess it's in "Sounds and Audio Devices" (or something like that).
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